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Yellow-billed Cuckoo In Shortgrass Prairie

All regionsShortgrass PrairieGeneralists

Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Shortgrass Prairie has collapsed: down 84% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

-84%Since 1970
53Routes In Region
54Years

Notable Signals

long arc declinecomputed index

Yellow-billed Cuckoo has collapsed in Shortgrass Prairie: down 84% on the route-weighted index since 1970.

Forecast

If the recent trend holds, Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Shortgrass Prairie is projected to fall about 97% by 2029 — from 0.07 in 2024 to a central estimate of 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.23). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±46.3%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-97%Change by 2029
0.00Projected 2029 index
0.00–0.2395% range
±46.3%Backtest error
19682029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20250.020.000.25
20260.020.000.25
20270.010.000.24
20280.010.000.24
20290.000.000.23

Routes In Shortgrass Prairie

Routes recording Yellow-billed Cuckoo in Shortgrass Prairie.
LamarCOLORADO61985
Wildhorse LCOLORADO52012
Doyle Bridge 2COLORADO42001
Doyle BridgeCOLORADO21997
GrigstonKANSAS22017
PaxtonNEBRASKA22011
Cooley LakeNEW-MEXICO22016
Clear LakeOKLAHOMA22024
HookerOKLAHOMA22017
CircleTEXAS21977
PinneoCOLORADO11988
AbarrCOLORADO11998
Two ButtesCOLORADO11982
Gordon CreekCOLORADO11998
TrincheraCOLORADO11996
NeegrandeCOLORADO12023
NinaviewCOLORADO12001
Fort MorganCOLORADO12013
LakinKANSAS11997
WallaceKANSAS11977
PlymellKANSAS12024
WinonaKANSAS12010
DaltonNEBRASKA11995
AgateNEBRASKA11985
BenkelmanNEBRASKA12022

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.